Plant Manager - Washington, North Carolina
About the role
AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter® and the AAF International® brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are industry benchmarks for quality and performance, serving commercial, industrial and residential applications from home filters to critical cleanroom and power generation systems. As a member of the Daikin Group, the world’s largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 75,000 employees worldwide, we share a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and world‑class operations driven by a people‑centered management philosophy that emphasizes mutual selection, trust, respect, and community give‑back.
The Plant Manager leads a multi‑functional team ensuring production goals are met or exceeded while promoting safety and environmental compliance. The primary duties include management responsibilities for all plant operations such as production, quality, safety and equipment maintenance, and driving the transition to a world‑class Lean Manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Implement and continuously refine EHS practices and procedures to ensure employee safety and compliance with environmental/safety standards.
- Lead, direct, and control day‑to‑day plant activities to achieve short‑ and medium‑term financial and operating goals set by the overall organization business plan.
- Oversee maintenance, manufacturing, quality control, engineering, supply and logistics & distribution, and administration; with dotted‑line responsibility for accounting and human resources.
- Formulate and deliver plans that achieve operating objectives in safety, quality, on‑time delivery, cost reduction, new product integration, and equipment utilization at the plant level.
- Assume ownership for strategic initiatives and provide leadership to achieve and maintain operational, safety, and environmental performance.
- Implement effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages and salaries.
- Monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
- Lead, motivate, and develop employees to achieve outstanding manufacturing performance results, leveraging continuous improvement tools such as Lean manufacturing, improving individual skills, and enhancing teamwork.
- Encourage innovation and employee input on potential improvements in all aspects of plant operation.
- Provide personal direction in the resolution of critical operating problems to maintain maximum continuity of production at desired quality, costs, and customer service levels.
- Facilitate standardized procedures, work instructions, visual factory, and incorporate best‑practice methodology.
- Provide input to R&D on product performance as well as current and potential product opportunities.
- Manage local product engineering resources to deliver timely custom‑designed solutions and optimize standard costs.
- Establish relationships with the Sales organization to ensure the voice of the customer is included in the manufacturing process.
- Some travel may be required.
- Other related duties as assigned.